ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Holddown

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Holddown is a noun meaning That which holds something down.

Meaning

That which holds something down.

More Meanings

  1. (engineering) A clamping device that holds another structural element in place.
  2. (computing) A period during which a network router ignores messages about a currently unreachable route, giving it time to become reachable again.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include detent, hold, retention, retainage, hold-down, ahold.

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